|
Vol.
10, No. 9 - October, 2008
|
|
|
:
Calendar of
Events
:
Speakers
Bureau
: Chapter
Locator
: Resource
Forms
: Labels
and Lists
: Promotional
Materials
: Reference
Papers |
 |
:
Email chapters@eaa.org
: Phone 920-426-4876
|
 |
|
:
Oct. 10-12, 2008
:
Jan. 23-25, 2009
:
Feb. 27-Mar. 1, 2009
:
Mar. 27-29, 2009
:
Sept. 18-20, 2009
:
Oct. 16-18, 2009
: For reservations or more
information: chapters@eaa.org
|
|
|
October 4-5, 2008
Riverside, CA
Topic:
Composite
Construction, Electrical
Systems & Avionics, Fabric
Covering, Sheet
Metal, Test
Flying Your Project, What's
Involved In Kit Building
For detailed information
on SportAir Workshops, including cost, course
descriptions and how to register, go to the web at: www.sportair.com/schedule.html
or call 800-967-5746.
|
|
|
Welcome to the October edition
of EAA Chapter e-Gram.
|
Here at headquarters the weather is beginning to turn from
summer to fall, the dust from EAA AirVenture Oshkosh
2008 has settled, and planning has already begun for the
2009 event (only about 300 days until opening day!).
In a similar way, I'd
encourage your chapter to take a look at your plan for the
upcoming year. For many chapters, elections will take
place during the next few months. As your new (or
returning) officers prepare for their term of service,
having a plan in place can help lead to success. While
most chapters don't need an entire year to plan their
activities, strategic planning is as necessary for your
chapter's future development as it is for a Fortune
500 company.
Don't let the words
"strategic planning" scare you. Simply put, you
and your chapter members should discuss where the chapter
is headed. You may want to start with a simple chapter
member survey or even form a planning committee. No
matter how you tackle the job, the result should be a plan
for the future. Try some simple questions to stimulate
discussion. Where does the chapter want to be in 12
months? If we are raising money, what do we plan to do
with it? If we set a goal of increasing membership, how
can we reach our goal? Your plan should also contain
short- and long-term goals, and thoughts on how to achieve
them.
To help you start thinking
about your chapter's future, Alan Shackleton, a former
chapter president and chair of the EAA Chapter Advisory
Council, has prepared a reference
paper about strategic planning for your Chapter. Take
a look, the paper has some great ideas.
Good luck plotting the
course for your chapter in the coming year. May it lead
you to even greater levels of success!
- Steve Buss,
Manager, EAA
Chapters
|
|
 |
|
FOURTH CHAPTER LEADERS
ACADEMY HELD IN OSHKOSH |
|
Another productive EAA Chapter
Leadership Academy was held Sept. 12-14, providing
more than 20 participants with opportunities to learn and
exchange ideas to improve their local aviation efforts.
In large and small groups
they talked about membership recruitment, fundraising and
new resources, and other topics. Read
more |
 |
|
There are still opening for
the upcoming sessions, including October 10-12. We will
cover a variety of topics, but will spend time focusing on
member recruitment, fund raising and dealing with the
media. For more information or to register for an upcoming
session, contact us. |
|
|
|
FROM THE FOUNDER'S DESK |
|
This month we bring you a
letter from EAA Founder Paul Poberezny. We encourage you
to share Paul's thoughts with your members through your
newsletter or website. Read more
Word Doc |
PDF
|
|
|
|
|
EAA CHAPTER SERVICE AWARDS
COMING SOON
|
|
EAA Chapter Service Awards are
provided annually to all chapter officers and volunteers.
The awards consist of a certificate and pin recognizing
those who have served your chapter this past year. The
certificates are printed based on the information your
chapter provided at the time of renewal. Your chapter does
not need to take any action to receive the service awards.
They will automatically be sent to your 2008 Chapter
President in early November. However, if there were
changes in your chapter officer positions during 2008
please contact us so we can update your chapter’s record
and issue correct certificates for your chapter’s
leaders. We want to be sure to give proper recognition
to those that have volunteered throughout the year to lead
your chapter.
|
|
|
|
SPECIAL OFFER FOR CHAPTERS
– WORLD OF FLIGHT CALENDAR 2009
|
|
Each year EAA is pleased to
offer chapters the opportunity to purchase the EAA World
of Flight Calendars at specially discounted prices. The
calendars make an excellent gift for your fellow aviators
or simply to enjoy yourself. Information packages
containing the details of this year’s calendar order
offer were mailed last week. Your chapter president should
receive the information in the upcoming days, hopefully in
time for your next chapter meeting.
Don’t delay placing your
order as calendar supplies are limited!
|
|
|
|
|
TOUR STOP APPLICATION
DEADLINES DRAW NEAR
|
|
Many EAA chapters had the
pleasure of hosting a Ford Tri-Motor tour stop in 2008,
showcasing this historic airplane to hundreds of visitors.
We're now in the process of putting together the 2009
tour, and if your chapter would like to participate as a
host, you need to have your application in no later than
October 15, 2008.
To apply for a Ford
Tri-Motor tour stop, visit https://secure.eaa.org/museum/trimotor_chapter_app.asp.
If you have questions, please e-mail flytheford@eaa.org.
|
|
|
|
|
EAA CALENDAR OF EVENTS
BANNER READY FOR YOUR WEBSITE |
|
Our online calendar of events
continues to grow. There are currently more than 1,300
events available to view and there's literally infinite
room for more. Feel free to add any of your chapter's
upcoming events to the calendar at www.EAA.org/calendar/.
And for your chapter
websites, you can link directly to the calendar. Banner
links are now available in a variety of sizes at www.EAA.org/calendar/banners.asp. |
|
|
|
|
NEW EAA LOGOS FOR YOUR
WEBSITE |
|
We also have the latest
version of the EAA logo for use on your websites,
newsletters, and other official chapter materials. It can be accessed on the EAA
website. |
| |
| EAA
SPORT AVIATION ARCHIVE NOW AVAILABLE ONLINE! |
| Several
EAA chapter newsletters feature highlights from past
issues of Sport Aviation. Remember the entire Sport
Aviation archive (1953-2006) is now available online,
providing access to more
than 50 years of history, knowledge and information
contained in 59,000-plus pages of EAA's flagship
publication. Not only will the online archive provide
endless hours of entertaining and educational reading,
it also provides a helpful content resource for your EAA
chapter newsletter editors. Read more or visit the
archive now. Read
more or visit
the archive now. |
|
| |
 |
| IF
YOU LOVE FLYING AND BUILDING, WE MIGHT HAVE THE JOB FOR
YOU! |
| EAA
is looking for applicants to fill the position of Technical
Aviation Specialist. Put your aircraft building and
technical knowledge to use helping your fellow EAA
members! In this position the person will respond to
technical inquiries, respond to questions about general
aviation issues, and stay abreast of the new
developments in aviation.
For a detailed
description of the position and information on how to
apply go to: http://www.eaa.org/careers/tech_aviation_spec.asp. |
| |
| GE
SHARES THEIR AIRVENTURE EXPERIENCE WITH THE WORLD |
| GE
is sharing the EAA AirVenture Oshkosh story with
hundreds of thousands of visitors to its website in a
specially produced video now featured on the
corporation's home page (www.ge.com).
The six-minute video describes the "innovation
treasure hunt" conducted by several GE and Airbus
engineers who visited AirVenture this past summer. They
roamed "hundreds of acres of ideas" at the
World's Greatest Aviation Celebration, aiming to harvest
the spirit, creativity, and innovation on display by EAA
members. Read
more |
 |
| |
| CERTIFICATE
DEADLINES |
| In
the September 4 edition of EAA e-hotline, the Q & A
section addressed exchanging or converting your pilot
certificate for a new one that contains a statement
affirming you are "English proficient." While the
answer did address the specific question, it did not, as
Paul Harvey would say tell "The Rest of the
Story," as there are other pilot, mechanic,
repairman related deadlines that members should be aware
of. Read
more |
| |
| JUST
FOR FUN |
| For
many, comedian/ventriloquist Jeff Dunham's appearance at
EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2008 was a highlight of their
visit, We have also received numerous requests to see
his performance again. Thanks to Jeff and RotorWay
International, a portion of Jeff's program is now
available through EAA's online video library. Enjoy!
Read
more | Watch
the video |
 |
 |
|
|
|
